Table 4 Comparison of “unchanged” and “regressed” fibroids at the post-delivery evaluation between lactating and non-lactating women, according to the four classed of pre-pregnancy fibroids diameter.

From: The association between childbirth, breastfeeding, and uterine fibroids: an observational study

PPU diameter

Ongoing Breastfeeding

No breastfeeding

p

10–20 mm

51/54 (94.4)

26/34 (76.5)

0.03a

21–30 mm

25/26 (96.2)

7/27 (25.9)

<0.01a

31–40 mm

10/13 (76.9)

8/12 (66.7)

0.60a

>41 mm

4/7 (57.1)

3/7 (42.9)

0.45a

  1. PPU = pre-pregnancy ultrasound.
  2. Data are reported as n (%).
  3. aChi-squared test.
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